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CORPORATE MAKAHIKI : THE GOVERNING TELOS OF PEACE
Author(s) -
Fort Timothy L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american business law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.248
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1744-1714
pISSN - 0002-7766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1714.2001.tb00291.x
Subject(s) - telos , competition (biology) , work (physics) , economic history , divination , history , ancient history , political science , philosophy , theology , engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , epistemology , biology
Lono presided over the annual makahiki celebrations, which where held on the island for four consecutive months, usually from October or November through February or March. This was a time of ritual, sports competition, offerings to the chiefs, divination of the fruitfulness of the coming year, and much feasting and hula. During the makahiki war was forbidden, people did little work and enjoyed themselves. 1